Critical race theory is more widespread across North Carolina schools than leaders had initially expected, according to a task force report .

The Fairness and Accountability in the Classroom for Teachers and Students task force, formed by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in March, found 506 examples of political bias and teachings associated with critical race theory in schools. These examples were submitted by teachers, students, and parents who said they witnessed bias in their local school systems through an online portal that opened in March and appears to remain operational.

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The report contained several alleged incidents of bias in North Carolina’s schools. One school employee said his or her school’s “teacher of the year” had Black Lives Matter decorations on her door and once wore a shirt that read, “Blue lives murder,” while the complainant was reportedly not allowed to wear political apparel supporting Republicans.

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On Wednesday, state Senate leader Phil Berger, a Republican, joined Robinson to present the findings of the 766-page report, reading aloud several examples regarding critical race theory that were found in the school systems.

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The findings were later presented to the state Senate’s Education/Higher Education Standing Committee. On Thursday, the chamber passed the House’s “Ensuring Dignity and Nondiscrimination in Schools ” Act, which prohibits the teachings of certain concepts, including critical race theory, which (along with other closely related ideologies) holds that America is inherently racist and that skin color is used to create and maintain social, economic, and political inequalities between white and nonwhite people.

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